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Hearst Magazines' president Cathie Black reflects on her success and offers advice on career advancement. David Kyuman Kim, assistant professor of religious studies, says that moral culture is very telling of society.
Cathie Black
Cathie Black
Hearst Magazines president gives advice on overcoming roadblocks at work. (2:48)
Full interview. (10:40)
Dubbed "The First Lady of American Magazines," Cathie Black helms Hearst Magazines—one of the world's largest publishers of monthlies, including such well known titles as Cosmopolitan, Esquire and O, The Oprah Magazine. In more than four decades in the media business, she's credited for the success of USA Today, where she served as president and publisher, and has been on several "most powerful/influential" lists. Her book, Basic Black, explains how women can seize opportunity in the workplace.
David Kyuman Kim
David Kyuman Kim
David Kyuman Kim has been called the leading philosopher of religion and culture of his generation. Previously at Brown University, he's now Director of Connecticut College's Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity—a hub for researching and teaching race and ethnicity across the disciplines—and assistant professor of religious studies. Kim has written on Asian American diasporas and the Asian American religious experience and holds a Th.D. from Harvard. His new book is Melancholic Freedom.